Wingfield War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Wingfield War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- rooted-spire-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Wingfield War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Church Road, IP21 5RA
- OS grid reference
- TM 230 768
- Coordinates
- 52.34456, 1.27277
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wingfield War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. It is located in the northern extension of the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, which is a Grade I listed building, and is surrounded by the De La Pole Arms and The Old Forge, both of which are Grade II listed.
Constructed from Clipsham stone, the memorial features a small Latin cross with an octagonal-section shaft and arms, each topped with an ornately carved octagonal cap. This cross is set within the crenelated capital of a tall, slender octagonal column that stands on a tall plinth. The top of the plinth is octagonal to match the cross shaft, while its body is cuboid, featuring recessed panels where the inscriptions are carved. The entire structure rests on a large square stone base with an elaborate cap.
The main inscription is located on the front (west) face of the plinth, stating: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF WINGFIELD/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/." The names of the twelve men who fell in the First World War are listed on the north and south faces of the plinth in two groups of six names. The rear face of the plinth includes an additional inscription: "1939 – 1945/ (NAME)/."
Local climate
Wingfield War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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